Littelfuse, Inc. is thrilled to announce that it has once again been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Illinois” in the large employer category for 2024. This is the thirteenth consecutive year the company has been recognized by this awards program and highlights its ongoing commitment to fostering a positive workplace that supports the training, growth, and wellbeing of all its employees.
In this update of the EPLAN Data Portal, there are now a total of 492 manufacturers and more than 1,758,000 data sets are available with the update on June 18, 2024. New manufacturer catalogs are available from GAESTOPAS S.L. with 286 new data sets for busbars, field distribution devices, housings and housing accessories internal extensions, LED2WORK GmbH with 37 new data sets for lights, cables and housings, and TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd. with 51 new data sets for contactors and relays.
In this update of the EPLAN Data Portal, there are now a total of 489 manufacturers and more than 1,730,000 data sets are available with the update on May 29, 2024. Updated and new data is available from Balluff GmbH, Bosch Rexroth AG, Eaton Industries GmbH, ILME GmbH, Oriental Motor, Pepperl+Fuchs AG, Siemens AG and more.
Join in for an insightful webinar on risk assessment according to Canadian, U.S., and international standards. In this engaging session, speakers will examine the specifics of risk assessment methods for evaluating machinery, emphasizing the significance of aligning with Canadian and U.S. regulations and global best practices. Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to risk assessment, this webinar offers valuable insights and practical strategies to enhance your approach. Do not miss this opportunity to deepen your understanding and elevate your risk management skills.
CDM Electronics has recently announced the promotion of Christina Harrison to General Manager of their distribution product division that includes connectors, RF products and interconnect accessories. Christina will be based out of the Turnersville headquarters. In this new position Christina will monitor daily activities within purchasing and quoting departments to include inventory optimization, timely order placement and customer quoting requirements. Additionally, Christina will coordinate with operations and manufacturing to ensure quality, delivery and divisional strategy objectives are met. Christina will also be overseeing continuous efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness within the distribution products division.
Whether it’s the wrong size, wrong color, or wrong material, everyone is a consumer and has, at some point, ordered the wrong product, triggering a return process. However, when the wrong product is ordered in the food production industry, the financial impact of the error quickly multiplies exponentially. STOBER recently ran into a situation in which a customer ordered the incorrect shaft side, but STOBER customers know they’re in good hands when it comes to customer service. The STOBER manufacturing, materials, and production teams went straight to work, machining the correct parts same-day and shipping the correct product the following day.
Schneider Electric has recently opened a new 105,000-square-foot integration facility in Red Oak, Texas that will be used to build prefabricated modular infrastructure to satisfy the growing demand for new data centers throughout the U.S. The facility’s opening will also create more than 200 jobs that are required to manufacture and ship the products from the North Texas region to locations across the U.S. Designed to build pre-engineered, prefabricated IT infrastructure, the facility will accelerate the production of integrated modular data center solutions to meet rising data center demand as the AI market grows.
HMS Networks has finalized the acquisition of Red Lion Controls from Spectris Group Holdings Limited. The two companies are now one entity and can start working together on common go-to-market strategies and product offerings. The acquisition, which was first announced December 11, 2023, has now been approved. This means that HMS Networks now has 1200 employees in 18 countries. Most staff are stationed in the U.S., Sweden and Germany.
Manufacturers Alliance Foundation in collaboration with Siemens USA, recently released a research report highlighting the advances of digital transformation in manufacturing. According to the study, titled “Digitalization Gains: Manufacturers Forge Ahead with Digital Transformation,” over the past few years U.S. manufacturers have made solid progress toward digitalizing their entire value streams, including supply chain optimization, data analytics, and product development. However, the research also underlines how this progress has been slowed by corporate digital strategies that focus on fragmented one-off high-priority pilots rather than more long-term systematic approaches.
CDM Electronics has recently announced the promotion of Danielle Ragone to General Manager of their premier Winchester legacy product division. Danielle will be based out of the Turnersville global headquarters. In this new position Danielle will monitor daily activities within purchasing and quoting departments to include inventory optimization, timely order placement, cost savings initiatives and customer quoting requirements. Additionally, Danielle will coordinate with operations and manufacturing to ensure quality, delivery and divisional strategy objectives are met.
nVent Electric plc has recently announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the parent of Trachte, LLC for a purchase price of $695 million, subject to customary adjustments. Trachte is a manufacturer of custom-engineered control building solutions designed to protect critical infrastructure assets. nVent Chair and CEO Beth Wozniak said, “Trachte will expand our enclosures portfolio in new applications and enhance our system protection capability. It further strengthens our solutions in high-growth verticals, including power utilities, data centers and renewables.”
In a move that is expected to positively affect the future of independent electrical distribution, AD and IMARK Electrical announce their intent to merge. The AD Board of Directors and the IMARK Electrical Boards of Directors are pleased to jointly announce that after many months of confidential discussions and extensive due diligence, both Boards have unanimously voted to merge IMARK Electrical and AD. The transaction is subject to IMARK Electrical shareholder approval, among other things, and is expected to close later this year.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. has recently announced further collaborations with NVIDIA to supercharge the development of safer and smarter industrial AI mobile robots. Earlier this year, Rockwell announced its ongoing work with NVIDIA to increase the scale and scope of AI in manufacturing. The collaboration is now expanding to involve robotics, helping drive the use of AI in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to improve performance and efficiency. Rockwell brings AMRs and production automation applications to industrial customers who are looking for increased efficiencies in their factories.
Bel Fuse Inc has recently awarded Master Electronics with the Distributor of the Year award. This award is presented to the distributor that demonstrates exceptional sales growth, POS growth, customer count growth, and overall support and engagement. “I am delighted to present the Master team with Bel’s Distributor of the Year award. This honor recognizes their exceptional achievements in surpassing sales, POS, and customer count growth, along with their top-tier engagement and support in 2023. Awesome job, and a big thank you to the Master Team. We look forward to 2024!” said Dan Bernstein, President and CEO of Bel Fuse Inc.
Phoenix Contact is partnering with Penn State’s Digital Foundry at New Kensington to help workers in Westmoreland County, Pa., develop skills for today’s smart manufacturing environment. The Digital Foundry is a regional hub that fosters the growth and economic vitality of Southwestern Pennsylvania through education, training, and the accelerated adoption of digital and smart manufacturing technologies. Students can use real-world automation equipment in a learning space that mimics an actual manufacturing floor. As a Technology Partner at the “Game-Changer” level, Phoenix Contact is providing in-kind donations, such as PLCnext control, Ethernet switches, cables, and other products.
Weidmüller Group is pleased to announce that Randy Sadler has been named the new President & CEO of Weidmuller USA, headquartered in Richmond, Va. Throughout his career, Sadler has been repeatedly relied upon to jumpstart and achieve impressive growth by rallying teams through a compelling vision, actionable strategy, resonant communication and building a collaborative culture. In his new position with Weidmuller USA, he will work to expand the company’s engineering and production footprint in the U.S. as well as fulfill Weidmuller’s “Made in USA” commitment by bringing smart industrial connectivity and Industry 4.0 solutions closer to U.S. customers.